From Library Journal Now that Kyle Adams's dream of finding her biological parents has come true (in Another Homecoming, LJ 6/1/97) and she is pregnant, Kyle begins to believe that her life is perfect. However, when a heart condition threatens her young son's life, Kyle's newfound happiness fades. Then her son dies, and she turns her back on God. It takes a great deal of soul-searching before she is finally able to accept God back into her life. The authors deliver a quietly introspective novel about the true meaning of faith. Of special merit is the deep characterization of Kyle, a woman whose struggles with religious questions are achingly real. Highly recommended.Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Booklist The sequel to last summer's Another Homecoming is a straightforward lesson in faith, rather than another convoluted tale, more typical of Bunn than Oke, about confused blood-lines and the presumed dead coming to life. It's almost as though Bunn wrote the first novel, and Oke this one, though both productions are blander by far than either writer's individual work. Kyle Adams returns: she's now married to a solid man of faith and is gloriously happy in her gingerbread row house in Georgetown. Kyle's wicked stepmother is back, less wicked now than grumpy; her real parents are back, humble and cornball as ever; and her noble brother, minister to the homeless, is back, too, about to be married despite a congenital heart condition. Speaking of hearts, Kyle has her baby right after her brother's wedding, and her son has a weak heart and may not live. This puts a strain on Kyle and Kenneth's young marriage: they question their faith as individuals and as a couple and wonder why God can sometimes seem remote. Wouldn't it be extraordinary if Kyle's baby were to die, and if, after turmoil and painful introspection, she reached real insights about faith? That might happen if C. S. Lewis were marooned in such a plot, but not with this team: the baby's fine, the marriage is fine, God is fine. Kyle's observation that "the day was just too wonderful, the miracles too abundant" pretty much sums things up. John Mort --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews
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坦白讲,我是一个非常挑剔的读者,尤其是对那些被过度吹捧的作品。我往往在读到三分之一时就能预判出结局的走向,并且轻易发现情节上的逻辑漏洞。然而,在这本书里,我完全失去了掌控感——这种失控感,却是阅读过程中最令人兴奋的部分。情节的转折层出不穷,而且每一次转折都不是为了制造廉价的惊奇,而是紧密贴合人物的内在逻辑和宏大设定下的必然发展。我曾试图找出破绽,甚至拿着笔在草稿纸上绘制人物关系图谱,结果发现,作者的布局远比我想象的要复杂和严密得多。它更像是一台精密的瑞士钟表,每一个齿轮的咬合都恰到好处,驱动着时间向前。这本书成功地让我体验到了“被叙事带着走”的纯粹乐趣,久违了。
评分我通常对那些篇幅冗长的作品抱持一种审慎的态度,总担心后劲不足,沦为虎头蛇尾的典范。但这部作品完全颠覆了我的预期。它庞大的体量,非但没有带来臃肿之感,反而成了其深度和广度的保障。作者对不同社会阶层、不同文化背景下的群体生活描写得入木三分,每一个细节都透露出严谨的田野调查基础。例如,他对某个特定地域特有的生活习俗的描绘,细致到连衣着的纹理和日常的问候语都做了考量,这种对“世界构建”的执着,让我不得不为之折服。读完最后一章时,我感到一种强烈的失落,仿佛告别了一群相伴多年的老友。这本书的魅力在于它的“留白”,它并没有把所有的问题都给出标准答案,而是将思考的权利,非常郑重地交还给了读者,这才是真正伟大的作品所应有的姿态。
评分说实话,我最初是被它的封面设计吸引的,那种带着某种古典主义的未来感,透露着一种难以言喻的神秘气息。然而,真正让我沉浸其中的,是作者那如同雕塑家般精湛的文字功底。他的遣词造句充满了韵律感,即便是描述最残酷的场景,也能提炼出一种近乎诗意的、令人屏息的美感。阅读体验是一场感官的盛宴,我仿佛能闻到空气中弥漫的硫磺味,能感受到金属摩擦时发出的刺耳声响。更令人称奇的是,作者似乎有一种魔法,能够将晦涩的理论以一种极其流畅自然的方式融入叙事,完全没有传统科幻作品中那种生硬的“知识灌输感”。我常常需要放慢速度,细细品味那些措辞精妙的段落,生怕遗漏了其中蕴含的深层寓意。这本书的结构设计也极其巧妙,采用了多线性叙事,看似零散的线索,到最后却如同宇宙中的星轨般完美交汇,那一刻的恍然大悟,带来的阅读快感是无与伦比的,简直让人激动到浑身颤抖。
评分这部作品给我的震撼,简直是难以用言语来形容。它不是那种读完就扔在一边的消遣读物,而更像是一次深刻的心灵洗礼。作者构建的世界观宏大而精微,每一个细节都经得起推敲,仿佛你不是在阅读文字,而是亲身踏入了那个光怪陆离、却又无比真实的时空。叙事节奏的把握达到了炉火纯青的地步,时而如疾风骤雨,将你卷入一场场惊心动魄的冲突之中,喘不过气来;时而又像潺潺溪流,在人物的内心深处缓缓流淌,让你有机会去体察那些微妙的情感波动和复杂的道德困境。我尤其欣赏作者对人性剖析的深度,那些角色绝非脸谱化的善恶符号,他们都有着深刻的弱点和闪光的优点,他们的选择充满了挣扎与无奈,这种真实感让人拍案叫绝。读到一半时,我甚至停下来,花了整整一个下午来思考其中一个次要人物的动机,那种思考的深度和广度,是我在其他许多“畅销书”中从未体验过的。这不仅仅是故事,这是一种对存在意义的哲学叩问,迫使你重新审视自己所处的现实。
评分这本书的音韵感是它最令人难忘的特质之一。虽然是文字,但在脑海中回响起来的,却是一种宏大、低沉的交响乐。作者对意象的运用达到了出神入化的境界,他似乎能将抽象的概念物化,将具象的场景符号化。比如,书中反复出现的“失焦的光束”,不仅仅是一个视觉描述,它承载了关于记忆模糊和真相难寻的沉重主题。这种象征手法的运用,极大地提升了作品的文学价值,使其超越了纯粹的类型小说范畴。更重要的是,它成功地营造了一种极具感染力的情绪氛围——一种混合了宿命感与微弱希望的复杂情绪,如同暴风雨前夕的宁静,让人心弦紧绷。阅读完毕后,那种挥之不去的、略带忧伤的美感,长时间地萦绕在心头,久久无法散去,这才是真正能称得上“经典”的标志。
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